"Print Screen" meaning in English

See Print Screen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Print Screens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Print Screen}} Print Screen (plural Print Screens)
  1. A keyboard key; typically, the same key shares the functions of Print Screen and System Request (SysRq). Print Screen prints the screen in some command line systems such as MS-DOS and makes a screenshot in some graphical interface systems such as Windows. Categories (topical): Buttons Synonyms: Prt Sc, Prt Scr, Prt Scn, Prt Scrn, Prtn Scr, Print Scrn
    Sense id: en-Print_Screen-en-noun-mhRrPmUO Disambiguation of Buttons: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 3 31 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 3 30 31
  2. A screenshot.
    Sense id: en-Print_Screen-en-noun-fmLCp8qd

Inflected forms

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        "A keyboard key; typically, the same key shares the functions of Print Screen and System Request (SysRq). Print Screen prints the screen in some command line systems such as MS-DOS and makes a screenshot in some graphical interface systems such as Windows."
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